书名：The Unnatural History Museum/非自然历史博物馆

作者：Wynd,Viktor

出版：Prestel  2020.12

装帧：精装

尺寸：24*28cm

十多年来，伦敦东部的一个小店面里，艺术家维克多·温德（Viktor Wynd）一直在为21世纪重新创造珍奇柜。维克多.温德的奇珍异宝、美术和非自然历史博物馆（The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History）现在是伦敦大热的打卡地之一。继《维克多-温德的奇迹之柜》（Viktor Wynd's Cabinet of Wonders）之后，在这本新书中，温德再次带领读者领略自己“变态”的头脑，交流自己的收藏哲学，坦白交代了他与这些藏品个人化的联结。

本书以他标志性的极富魅力的风格写就，将异想天开的故事、奇特的事实和晦涩的参考资料融合在一起。书中充满了奢华、戏剧性的照片和插图。本书松散地分为几个主题章节，呈现了头骨和面具之美；探索了野兽、怪人、怪物、仙女和美人鱼；涵盖了神奇的植物、致幻剂、情色和花花公子；并涉猎了神秘学世界。这可能不是一本适合所有人的书，然而，它是每一个对奇珍异宝感兴趣的人书架上该有的一本书。

For over a decade, from a tiny storefront in east London, the artist Viktor Wynd has been reinventing the cabinet of curiosities for the twenty-first century. The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History is now one of the city's most tantalising tourist destinations. Wynd first introduced his worldview in the book Viktor Wynd's Cabinet of Wonders, which John Waters called "an insanely delightful how-to guide . . . told with lunatic humour and absolute joy." In this new volume, he takes readers on a tour inside his mildly-twisted mind, delving deeper into his philosophy of collecting, and describing personal connections to the objects he treasures. Written in his trademark charismatic style, which blends whimsical stories with odd facts and obscure references, this book is filled with lavish and theatrical photographs and drawings. Loosely organised into thematic chapters, it ponders the beauty of skulls and masks; explores beasts, freaks, monsters, fairies, and mermaids; covers magical plants, hallucinogens, erotica, and dandies; and dips into the world of the occult. This might not be a book for everyone. However, it is a book everyone interested in cabinets of curiosities should have on their shelf.